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Understanding Installed Directories and Files
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In versions 8.0 and later, installing the Data Loader creates several directories under the installation directory. The following directories are involved in running the program from the command line for automated batch processing:
- bin
- Contains the batch files encrypt.bat for encrypting passwords and process.bat for running batch processes.
- For information on running the Data Loader from the command line, see Using the Command Line Interface.
- conf
- The default configuration directory. Contains the configuration files config.properties, Loader.class, and log-conf.xml.
- The config.properties file that is generated when you modify the Settings dialog in the graphical user interface is located at C:\Documents and Settings\your Windows username\Application Data\salesforce.com\Data Loader version_number. You can copy this file to the conf installation directory to use it for batch processes.
- samples
- Contains subdirectories of sample files for reference.
File Path Convention
The file paths provided in these topics start one level below the installation directory. For example, \bin means C:\Program Files \salesforce.com\Data Loader version_number\bin, provided you accepted the default installation directory. If you installed the program to a different location, please substitute that directory path as appropriate.